It’s as simple as putting the biscuit in the basket

In New York….

by biscuitinabasket on August 22, 2010

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I have been living in New York for 3 months now, and god has blessed us (and the rest of the planet) with infinite amounts of heat. Once in a while (twice) it rains, but it has been a heavy drizzle which lasts for a few minutes.

Yesterday, we had heavy drizzle again, and I made a wish (of sorts)…

Guess what we had today…… TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR!!!!

I’ma gonna go ahead and work on some more wishes….. someone is definitely listening!

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Doors…

August 10, 2010

The problem with doors is that people talk about them when they are closed, and you hear about them when they are open. Metaphorically, a door is a very rich word – an open door policy is appreciated, and a closed door is the lack of opportunity. My issue with doors however, is with the [...]

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Conventional approaches…

August 9, 2010

The one thing which I am learning very very quickly on this project is that – as much as people talk about doing things differently, they are still wary of bringing changes in the way how they approach things, how they work, how we can solve problems. Enter this fantastic post from Seth Godin! It [...]

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I have changed my Facebook relationship status…

August 7, 2010

It now reads ‘Married’. That is just one of the things I have done over the last 3 months. Life had been quite interesting over the last 3 months; I am living in New York, and it doesnt seem to be all that it seems. The food here is dissapointing, the people here are generally [...]

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When the going gets tough….

July 1, 2010

I have to admit…. I have not worked these many hours before, and I have never been this exhausted for an extended period of time. My time in the States so far has been all work…. and then a little bit more. A lot of advice has been dished out, reminding me that life is [...]

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Mamma Mia…

June 13, 2010

I found this priceless video online; I love the muppets, and this interpretation of Bohemian Rhapsody is sheer brilliance! ENJOY! [ Share and Enjoy:

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Murray Hill – Our Neighbourhood

June 8, 2010

So, now that we are slightly more settled in NYC, the time is probably right to tell y’all about our local area neighbourhood. We live in a Midtown neighbourhood called ‘Murray Hill‘. Oe thing is very noticible at the weekends in NY – various neighbourhoods like to put up stalls and have weekend markets or [...]

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What’s the worst that could happen….

June 7, 2010

It all started in February 2010, an exciting and challenging project at work. It was dubbed a project which would take the company places, present us to a market which with so many opportunities, and possibilities of great commercial success. Some superstitious people would have gone and probably scratched the back of their ear twice, [...]

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While in NYC….

May 17, 2010

….I will be moonlighting on a New York specific blog which I am writing alongside my colleague. The blog is supposed to be a diary bout our experiences while are working in New York for the next 9-12 months. Check out the blog at “Tooks’s and Snook’s (Mis)Adventures in New York“. All the posts which [...]

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